Giovanni Russonello

Giovanni’s Contributions

07/07/12 Albums

Since the 1950s, Ahmad Jamal has been coaxing jazz standards onto the dance floor. Taking his time, noting a song’s curves and the rhythm of its step, he builds a simple, pulsing phrase in the left hand with all the circular motion of a swaying hip. Then...

03/29/12 Features

03/20/12 Albums

Throughout Tim Ries’ career, jazz has served as a useful launching pad, a touchstone. But when he leafs through modern jazz’s founding texts, the saxophonist isn’t searching for commandments or dogmas, just ideas. Before his latest release, Live at Smalls...

07/12/11 Concerts

About Giovanni Russonello

Giovanni Russonello is a regular contributor to JazzTimes and the editor of CapitalBop.com, a website that covers and promotes the D.C. jazz scene. He has written investigative news articles for MSNBC.com and Politico, and has contributed to NPR Music, ABCNews.com and others. He lives in Washington, D.C.